The pervasiveness of Lying in today's World.pptx

In our interconnected world, lies weave through the fabric of society like hidden threads. We encounter them in politics, media, personal relationships, and even within ourselves. The prevalence of deception raises profound questions about truth, trust, and the human condition.

1. The Devil Wins

2. Studies show that the average person lies several times a day https :// www.psychologytoday.com/basics/deception The average person lied to 34% of the people with whom she/he interacted in a typical week . Bella DePaulo & Kashy (1998 ) Respondents reported lying an avg. of 13 times per week . Hample (1980) Married couples lied in 1 out of 10 interactions with their partners. DePaulo & Bell (1996) College students lied to their mothers in half of their conversations. DePaulo & Kashy (1988) https ://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/199705/the-truth-about-lying A study has found men tell 42 lies a week - twice as many as women http :// www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1213171/Men-lie-times-day-twice-women-study-finds.html#ixzz4Kx5YydeP 83 % of respondents said they would lie in order to get a job . Robinson , Shepherd, & Heywood (1998): "Lying has long been a part of everyday life. We couldn't get through the day without being deceptive .“ Leonard Saxe , Ph.D., a polygraph expert, professor of psychology at Brandeis https ://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/199705/the-truth-about-lying "Lying has long been a part of everyday life. We couldn't get through the day without being deceptive .“ o More than 70 percent of liars would tell their lies again . https:// www.psychologytoday.com/articles/199609/the-real-truth-about-lying In general, people are much better at lying than detecting lies ( Vrij , 2000).

3. Lying has become the modern way of life. It's raining bad data, half-truths, and even outright lies

4. Lying requires that a person make a statement 2. L ying requires that the person believe the statement to be false; that is, lying requires that the statement be untruthful 3. L ying requires that the untruthful statement be made to another person L ying requires that the person intend that that other person believe the untruthful statement to be true http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lying-definition/ Traditional Definition of Lying

5. “You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” John 8:44…. ( NIV) The first time we see Satan in the Bible , he “LIES” about God to man . ( Genesis 3:1-4) The " ORIGIN“ Of Lying a t the dawn of human History

6. Diogenes searches for an honest man. Painting attributed to J.H. Tischbein (c . 1780) Diogenes searches for one honest man

7. Liars are totally prevalent in Greek mythology that when ancient Greek philosopher Plato imagines his ideal city, he wants to abolish all poetry because of all of its representations of cheating, lying and swindling. After a 10 year war, the Greeks lied to the Trojans that they want peace and as a gesture of good faith they left a gift of an enormous wooden horse.

8. Consequently strong anti- Catholicism & lots of executions Lied for years about Popish Plot to kill Charles II Jesuit Edmund Campion on the rack. He was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn in 1581.

9. Alfred Dreyfus, captain in French army, Jewish Falsely accused of betraying military secrets to Germany Anti-Semitic officers knew he was not guilty, but they lied because he was a Jew Dreyfus humiliated in public ceremony, uniform stripes removed, sword broken Evidence suggested another, non-Jewish, officer may have been spy, but found not guilty in court Dreyfus not cleared until 1906 The Dreyfus Affair Started a wave of anti-Semitism in France. The entire Jewish community was suspected of disloyalty. Synagogues were desecrated and individual Jews were attacked.

10. One Lie, Many Versions : The Protocols of the Elders of Zion ORIGINAL RUSSIAN, 1911 SPANISH FRENCH POLISH PAKISTANI BRITISH, 1978 EGYPTIAN, 2003 JAPANESE, 2004 MEXICAN, 2005 AUSTRIAN Thousands, perhaps even tens of thousands, of Jews have died because of this infamous Lie (forgery) US editions : 1919, 1920, 1920, 1920.3, 1920–1922.4, 1934 Henry Ford

11. Kenneth Lay, Enron “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.” Anna Anderson, Anastasia Lance Armstrong Memoir fabricated Kim Philby , Engl. Russian Spy “I have never been a communist” William McKinley : McKinley assured Congress that Spain blew up the U.S.S. Maine in Bernard Madoff

12. T here are more people on the Globe today. Television and the internet ( Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, etc ) make it easier than ever to broadcast what we say including lies to untold millions or billions . Lying has reached epidemic proportions threatening the very foundations of society, destroying trust, corroding our civil discourse, warping our politics. More lies are told than ever before – WHY?

13. In less than 12 hours 40,000 blogs were posted and 2.2 million tweets were sent around the globe regarding one event on May 2, 2011 A friend, a college student here in Keene has 300,000 followers on Instagram . If he would state a lie 300, 000 individuals could have access to the message. With Twitter the lies could be re-tweet and many of their followers would have access to it. The potential audience for a lie goes in to the millions. This are only two technology, and there are many more Original Tweet 300,000 followers Re- tweet Re- tweet Re- tweet Re- tweet Re- tweet Re- tweet

14. “Curse of the Internet age: lies spread faster than truth ” says Rowan Williams Former Archbishop of Canterbury http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10837218/Curse-of-the-Internet-age-lies-spread-faster-than-truth-says-Rowan-Williams.html Confirmation in the research by Benjamin Doerr · Mahmoud Fouz · Tobias Friedrich published under the title: “Why Rumors Spread So Quickly in Social Networks”

15. Abraham - Gen. 12:11-19, 20:2 Sarah - Gen. 18:15 Isaac - Gen. 26:7-9 Jacob - Gen. 27:19-20, 24 Rahab - Joshua 2:4-6 David - 1 Sam. 21:2 Peter - Matt. 26:69-75 Biblical Examples of Good People Telling Lies

16. As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, ‘I know what a beautiful woman you are.  When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife . Then they will kill me but will let you live. Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you .’ Genesis 12:10-20 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife: 'She is my sister.' And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah . Genesis 20:2 Abraham lied to Pharaoh Abraham lied to Abimelech

17. Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said , "I did not laugh." But he said, "Yes, you did laugh .“ Genesis 18:15 NIV Sarah Lies to God

18. When the men who lived there asked Isaac about his wife, Rebekah, he said, "She is my sister." He was afraid to say, "She is my wife." He thought, "They will kill me to get her, because she is so beautiful .“ Gen . 26:7-9. New Living Translation Isaac Lies to Abimelech

19. Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing .”… “Are you really my son Esau?” he asked . “ I am,” he replied . Genesis 27:19,24 NIV Luca Giordano's "The Presentation of Jacob to Isaac" http://bibleblender.com/2015/bible-stories/old-testament/genesis/jacob-tricks-isaac-cheats-esau-out-of-his-blessing-genesis-26-34-27-45 Jacob Lies to Isaac

20. And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying: Bring forth the men that came to thee,… (she) hid them, and said: I confess they came to me, but I knew not whence they were: And at the time of shutting the gate in the dark, they also went out together. I know not whither they are gone: pursue after them quickly, and you will overtake them. (Joshua 2:3-5) Rahab the harlot lies to the people who were looking for the spies

21. They asked him, ‘You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you?’ He denied it, saying, ‘I am not.’ One of the high priest’s servants’¦ challenged him, ‘Didn’t I see you with him in the garden?’ Again Peter denied it John 18:25-27 Famous Liars in the Bible - A Knowledge Archive http://infomory.com/famous/famous-liars-in-the-bible/#ixzz4Kl1m7S3c Theodoor Rombout : The Denial of Saint Peter Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo , 6th century Lie of Peter

22. By Nicolas Poussin , 1652 Death of Sapphira Ananias you have not lied just to human beings but to God .” 8  Peter asked Sapphira , “Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land ?” “ Yes,” she said, “that is the price .” Acts 5:4,8 Ananias and Sapphira .

23. Lie to benefit another people in Holland in WWII who lied to protect the Jewish people they were hiding from the Nazis Lie to protect privacy Lie to avoid conflict Lie to appear better ( self promotion, boast) Lie to protect self Lie to benefit self Lie to harm another (malicious intent) Lie for amusement (duping delight ) Lie to Influence Lie to Evade Punishment Lie to Prove a Point Lie to Safe Face Motivations for Lying Despite all the technical reasons why people lie, it all boils down to this: The fundamental reason why people lie is because it mostly works .

24. If lying by a Doctor instills hope and mental strength in a patient -- and this, in turn, makes the patient more likely to get well – does lying makes sense? Is Lying ever Justified? If a Jihadist asks are you a Muslim and you answer YES even though you are not in order to save your life. Is that justifies? Researchers such as UCLA psychologist Shelley Taylor, Ph.D ., states that there is evidence that A certain amount of self-delusion--basically, lying to yourself--is essential to good mental health . “The greater the good intended, the more is the sin of lying diminished in gravity Every lie is a sin but if the end intended be not contrary to love , neither will the lie be a mortal sin, as in the case of a jocose lie, where some little pleasure is intended, or in an officious lie, where the good also of ones neighbor is intended .” St . Thomas Aquinas “We will always be liars, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t always ask ourselves when it is acceptable to lie and when it isn’t” Dallas G. Denary II

25. A survey of residents at 31 senior citizen centers in Los Angeles recently revealed that only about 50% of elderly Korean Americans believe that patients diagnosed with life-threatening metastatic cancer should be told the truth about their condition. In contrast, nearly 90% of Americans of European or African descent felt that the terminally ill should be confronted with the truth. Cultural Differences Gender Differences Women are especially likely to stretch the truth in order to protect someone else's feelings Men , on the other hand, are more prone to lying about themselves - the typical conversation between two guys contains about eight times as many self-oriented lies as it does falsehoods about other people < DePaulo >

26. A lie always damages the person who tells lies by destroying your sense of integrity. They sow doubt and suspicion in social relations Every lie diminishes trust , undermining faith in the liar, Lying destroys Relationships Consequences of Lying The society as a whole would falter and collapse as its members do not trust each other any more. Bella DePaulo http://www.slideshare.net/ParveenKumarChadha/the-real-truth-about-lies Trust in veracity is a foundation of the relations among human being – when shattered, INSTITUTIONS COLLAPS Sissela Bock, The Principle of Veracity Studies reveal that each and every one of us lies but today lying has reached epidemic proportions threatening the very foundations of society, corroding our civil discourse, warping our politics.

27. The Precipitous Decline of Trust in the US

28. “There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, …. Proverbs 6:16-19 “ The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful.” Proverbs 12:22…. ( NIV) What does the Bible say about Lying?

29. The Many Faces of “Lying” according to the Bible Slander “ Whosever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence (cut off) ...” Psalms 101:5 …. ( NIV) Gossips And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to .” 1 Timothy 5:13…. tell things …don’t care if their facts are correct or not. Insinuation “ Did God really say it?” (Genesis 3:1 ) does not actually say it, just SUGGEST IT! Flattery “ His speech is smooth as butter , yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil , yet they are drawn swords.” Psalms 55:21….

30. Sandro Botticelli : Dante and Virgil visit the first two Bolgie of the eighth circle (Dante's Inferno) 8th Circles of Hell for liars , panderers, hypocrites, falsifiers “ But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars – their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.” Revelation 21:8…. (NIV) The End of Liars

31. “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.” (NIV) Philippians 4:8…. “Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body.” ( NIV ) Ephesians 4:25… How to avoid the fiery lake of burning sulfur…the second death.” Revelation 21:8…. (NIV)

32. For the Scriptures say, "If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies. NLT 1 Peter 3:10 MORE THAN AVOIDING THE FIERY LAKE “If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, …keep from…telling lies” 1 Peter 3:10

33. Lying

34. Lies Originate With Satan John 8:44, Rev. 12:9 Lies Destroy Mankind Gen. 3:1-5, 2 Tim. 2:24-26, Ps. 52:2-4 Lies Destroy the Quality of Man’s Life 1 Peter 3:10 For the Scriptures say, "If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies . NLT Lies Oppose the Identity and Work of Christ John 14:6, 18:37, 8:32 Lies Are Contrary To Sound Doctrine 1 Tim. 1:9-10 God Hates Lying Prov. 6:16-19, Heb. 6:18, Prov. 19:5, Rev. 21:8